CONTENTS. The Tarots, or the First Cards 11 Chess 21 Engraving 33 Materials 41 Name 49 Classification of Packs of Cards into Suits 55 Cards of Different Countries, viz. : — China 65 Egypt 69 India 70 Cashmere 74 Persia 77 Italy 80 Germany 83 Spain 88 France 90 England 102 America 112 Japan 131 The King 139 The Queen 151 The Knave 161 Aces and Other Cards 171 Use and Abuse 179 Pips, Suits, and Colours 191 Odds and Ends 201 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PLATE Persian i Tarot 2 Tarot 3 Chinese 4 Cashmere. Cards owned by Lockwood de Forest, Esq. 5, 6 Italian Cards showing the Suits of Swords, Maces, Money, and Cups. Owned by Mrs. J. K. Van Rensselaer 7 German Cards showing the Aces of GrUn, Roth, Schellen, and Herzen. Owned by Mrs. J. K. Van Rensselaer 8 Remains of the Pack supposed to have been used by Charles VII. of France, date 1425. In the Cabinet des Estampes, Paris, France 9 Elizabeth of York 10 Cards found by Mr. Chatto in a Black-Letter Volume FORMERLY IN THE CATHEDRAL LIBRARY, AT PETERBOROUGH, England. Now in the Print Room of the British Museum 11 Found in an Old Edition of Claudian, Early English 12 Cards on which Invitations were Written. Owned by Mrs. Ten Eyck and Miss Crowninshield. Date 1763 13 Geographical Cards, Owned by Richard H. Derby, Esq., M.D. Date 1795 14 North American Indian Cards, Apache Tribe. Cut out of Deerskin and painted by themselves. National Museum, Washington, D. C., U. S. A 15, 16, 17 North American Indian Gambling-Sticks, Haida Tribe, Queen Charlotte Islands. Carved on Cubes of Wood. National Museum, Washington, D. C., U. S. A. 18,19 North American Indian Gambling-Sticks, Alaska Tribe. Painted on Cubes of Wood. National Museum, Washington, D. C., U. S. A. 20 Japanese Cards, each one representing a Week in the Year. Owned by Mrs. J. K. Van Rensselaer 21, 22, 23, 24 Digitized by Google.

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